Razor

Description:

Safety razor with celluloid handle and case and “KEWTIE” inscription on the case, made by Lapin Products, in Newark, N.J. The form was designed for use by women, and may have been introduced to the market in 1939.

Date Made: ca 1930

Location: Currently not on view

See more items in: Medicine and Science: Chemistry, Celluloid, Domestic Furnishings

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Credit Line: Dadie and Norman B. Perlov

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 2006.0098.1599Catalog Number: 2006.0098.1599Accession Number: 2006.0098

Object Name: razor

Physical Description: cellulose nitrate (handle and case material)steel (razor material)Measurements: overall: 1.5 cm x 3 cm x 1.5 cm; 9/16 in x 1 3/16 in x 9/16 inoverall in case: 7/8 in x 2 in x 1 1/4 in; 2.2225 cm x 5.08 cm x 3.175 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-d71e-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1347461

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